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Migrant Crisis
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Comparative Visions for a U.S. Group-Based Asylum Proposal by Lauren Hughes
Comparative Visions for a U.S. Group-Based Asylum Proposal by Lauren Hughes, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Volume 57AbstractImages of asylum seekers and migrants desperate to enter the United States at the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Two 2024 Immigration Books Worth Reading
Edward Segal for Forbes highlight two 2024 books by journalists "about the history and people-related aspects of the immigration crisis provide fresh insights and perspectives about this hot-button issue."“Lack of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: Jonathan Blitzer, Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
Jonathan Blitzer's 2024 book Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis underscores the parallels between the past and the present…
ImmigrationProf Blog
At the Movies: Green Border
Green BorderAgnieszka HollandPoland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, 2023 Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, Green Border immediately drew controversy from the Polish government for its depiction…
Policyholder Pulse
Navigating Insurance for NYC’s $708M Lawsuit Against 17 Bus Companies
By Joseph D. Jean, Georgia Bender
In recent months, the United States-Mexico border has seen an unprecedented surge of migrants. With this wave, various state and local authorities across the nation have expressed a strain on…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Liberal Democratic Senator Rethinking Migrant “Crisis”?
Republican political leaders have expressed concern with numbers of migrants. Some Democrats have begun to join them. Now, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) looks like he may be one of them. What…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Why one family is joining a historic wave of Venezuelans migrating to the U.S.
This NPR report follows a family joining the 7.7 million migrants who have left Venezuela in recent years to escape political and economic turmoil. "That's about one-quarter of the population…
The D&O Diary
Migrant Crisis Circumstances Lead to Securities Lawsuit Filing
I have long thought that there was more than just a kernel of truth to Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine’s oft-quoted quip that “everything everywhere is securities fraud.” Just the same,…
The Right Coast
Illegal Immigration s Terrifying Cost | City Journal
The northward flight of migrants has changed the immigration conversation. New York City was being destroyed by the migrant crisis, warned Mayor Eric Adams. He complained that President Biden had…
ImmigrationProf Blog
WSJ: The New Border Immigration Problem
I'm fascinated by the "Future View" segment from the Wall Street Journal entitled The New Border Immigration Problem. It's the sub-heading that's grabbed me: "Students discuss the migrant crisis and…